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Approx Net worth: Rs 15.25 lakh Despite a late start and modest income, the Avhads have done a creditable job of managing their finances. Though their net worth of Rs 15.25 lakh comes across as mediocre, it doesn't reveal the true picture as it doesn't include their property, worth Rs 65 lakh, in which they currently live. Does this mean they will be able to achieve all their goals, especially given their desire to retire early? They could, if they inculcate the necessary discipline and push back their retirement by three years.

NEW DELHI: Madhukar Gupta, Secretary, Youth Affairs and Sports, will be the new Union Home secretary, official sources said on Monday. Gupta, a 1971-batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre, will take over from V K Duggal who retires on March 31. Gupta will join the ministry as OSD before taking charge from Duggal.

NEW DELHI: Veteran trade union leader and CPI(M) Politburo member Madhukar Kashinath Pandhe died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in New Delhi on Saturday. Pandhe, 87, was rushed to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Friday evening after he complained of chest pain. He is survived by wife Pramila, herself a veteran leader of the CPI(M), and a son. The party Politburo described him as the senior-most leader of the trade union movement in the country whose seven decades of public life began as a student activist.

MUMBAI: The shake-up at the top in advertising over the past year continues. The latest to go is Madhukar Kamath, MD and CEO, Bates India, who's slated to step down as head of Indian operations. Speculation is rife about whether Mr Kamath is taking on an international assignment within Bates or is quitting the network entirely. Sources in the know say the announcement is expected anytime now, soon after the arrival of Mr Kamath's bosses in India. The reasons Mr Kamath is being moved out are not very clear, though agency sources say it could be due to the lacklustre performance of Bates' Indian operations.

MUMBAI: The shake-up at the top in advertising over the past year continues. The latest to go is Madhukar Kamath, MD and CEO, Bates India, who's slated to step down as head of Indian operations. Speculation is rife about whether Mr Kamath is taking on an international assignment within Bates or is quitting the network entirely. Sources in the know say the announcement is expected anytime now, soon after the arrival of Mr Kamath's bosses in India. The reasons Mr Kamath is being moved out are not very clear, though agency sources say it could be due to the lacklustre performance of Bates' Indian operations.

NEW DELHI: Former Union home secretary Madhukar Gupta and retired CRPF DG K Vijay Kumar were today appointed advisers to Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed following imposition of President's rule in the state. Gupta, who retired from the service in June 2009, is a former Uttarakhand cadre IAS officer and has served both in the state as well as in the central government in various capacity. Kumar, who retired as CRPF chief in September 2012, is currently serving as a senior adviser on Naxal affairs in the Home Ministry . A Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer, he is credited for eliminating forest brigand Veerapan in 2004.

DDB Mudra chief Madhukar Kamath believes all is fine and dandy in advertising suitdom . Here are the reasons why I was surprised by the story (Where Have All The Suits Gone, Brand Equity 28th, March 2012). If you look at some of the Top 5 agencies today, they are totally run by the so-called suits. You have Colvyn Harris in JWT, me in DDB Mudra, Ambi Parameswaran in Draftfcb Ulka. And even in the next five agencies, you still find suits running the show.

ET bureau spoke to Madhukar Kamath , MD & CEO , Mudra Group on money matters. When it comes to money matters, this ad industry veteran sticks to tried and tested mutual funds and takes investment advice from both family and financial experts. What's money for you? An enabler The money song you like... Money for Nothing ? Dire Straits Where do you splurge? And why? Travel & food.

// doweshowbellyad=0; // // doweshowbellyad=0; // From just a handful of ventures focused on developed markets like the United States, the Indian product story now has a cast of new players betting big on the domestic opportunity. "Until now, the domestic market has been a sleeping giant," said Ashish Gupta, senior managing director at Helion Venture Partners. "Things have changed. " Ventures like NanoBi and Exotel develop applications that mine hidden insights from data as well as tools to monitor and measure employee productivity.

NEW DELHI: Women are willing to skip office but not gyms. Men are avoiding dates but not gyms. Rise of the gym culture is no more about physical fitness alone, it's increasingly becoming a social networking hub for those using it. The entry of international fitness chains such as UK's Fitness First and US-based Gold's Gym besides expanding footprints of homegrown Talwalkars has given a facelift to the Rs 500-crore gym industry. Till now the industry had a boutique presence besides the dinghy akhadas producing private bodyguards for the rich and loan recovery agents for banks.